BUENAVENTURA G.C. - 02/04/2021: Our initial outing in February 2021 found Brian Oblak

Mr. Vaughan

back atop the day's Money List with a sizable $83 haul generated from his Super Low Gross win, a tie for Low Putts runner-up, and a pair of Bountiful Birdies! The Porter Low Gross award went to Mark Vaughan who added a tie of Low Net, another tie for Low Putts runner-up, and Partners 3rd Place for a $36 payout. Marilou Miller pocketed $31 after posting the day's Low Putts total along with Partners 1st Place and a tie for 3rd Low Net. Among the slew of "ties" this day we found Jimmy Dodds tied for Low Net 1st Place plus an "untied" Partners 1st Place for an even Twenty Bucks. And the tidy ties continued with Gordon Crook and Tony Giapapas sharing one of the "tweeters" that paid out $18 apiece. Jim Sabbe's Porter Low Gross and a Partners 2nd Place delivered an even Ten Bucks. John Moskoff claimed $7 for a Partners 2nd and tie for 3rd Low Net while Ron Troncatty accepted $4 for Super Gross runner-up and Tom Knickerbocker's Partners 3rd Place produced a modest $3 sum.
OLIVAS LINKS G.C. - 02/1/2021:And now it's an obviously recovered Ron Troncatty who's back atop the winner's list while earning $55 from his Super Low Gross award, 2nds in both Partners and Low Putts(tied), and a 1+1/2 handful of Birdie Booty. Craig Fehrman parlayed a pair of 1st Places in Low Net & Partners plus the Porter Gross runner-up spot into a $34 payout. Winner of the Porter Low Gross was Jim Sabbe who also tied for 2nd Low Net to amass a $28 take. A solo Blind-Draw Birdie award was worth $26 and that's what Miguel Romero pocketed. John "Hot Stick" Moskoff posted the day's Low Putts for the 7th time this season and added a Partners 3rd Place to earn $23. Jimmy Dodds hit the pay window for $21 with a 1/2 birdie share and Partners 1st Place on his ticket. Val Mayer's $18 take was derived from a string of 2nd Places, Net, Partners, & Putts. Mark Vaughan picked up $17 with his own shared tweeter and a Partners 3rd Place while another 1/2 birdie share sent $14 to Bob Stone. It's not known if the remaining 9 competitors may or may not have enjoyed their round but they are commended for contributing to a hearty turn-out.
RUSTIC CANYON G.C. - 02/18/2021: CANCELLED due to the unplayable high wind velocities that also caused the following day's 4+1/2 Hour "Delay of Play" at the Riviera C.C. PGA Tournament which obviously justified our Group's decision on the previous day.
VICTORIA LAKES G.C. - 02/25/2021: The predicted threat of another high wind event affected our original 20+ players on this day's Sign-Up Sheet, but the Undaunted Dozen who did show up were rewarded with milder conditions than originally forecast. The 3-way tie for Low Round of the Day had Ron Troncatty, Burman Deshautelle, and Member Qualifier Johnnie Whitaker each posting an even 80 Gross. RonTron topped the abbreviated money list with $30 from his tie for Super Low Gross, a pair of 2nd Places in Partners and Low Putts(tie) plus a solo birdie payout. Burman's tie for Super Low Gross. a Partners 3rd and his own solo birdie award paid out $26 while Johnnie's $12 take came from a tie for 2nd Low Putts and a 1/2 share of the birdie booty. Brian Oblak extracted $25 from the modest wager pots by winning the days' Low Putts along with his own 1/2 birdie share. The third solo birdie of the day had Val Mayer's name on it and paid out $24 when added to his 2nd Low Net and 3rd Partners. The Porter Low Gross award was claimed by Bruce Simon who added 1st Places in both Low Net and Partners for a $23 total. Jimmy Dodds pocketed $9 from joining Bruce in Partners 1st Place and tying for 2nd Low Net while John Moskoff's $7 saluted his tie for 2nd Low Net and Partners 2nd Place. Bob Stone's only marker was a token $4 for Porter Low Gross runner-up.

Just a reminder; Withdrawing yourself after a bad hole or two is not within the rules of our group. Please read: A player may not withdraw themselves due to poor play as that is a breach of Sportsmanship and can potentially affect the field. If a player fails to hole out and exits the putting surface intending to move to the next teeing ground or leave, he/she is considered Disqualified (DQ’d). The penalty is forfeiture of the player’s wagers and a score entered equal to par plus the player’s daily handicap so that no advantage or disadvantage is rendered after handicap adjustments. And player shall be warned for the first infraction and may be subject to a one month suspension for a recurrence, and expulsion for repeated offenses!

Good news, Gordon Crook returns to the fold on a regular basis this week after a lengthy rehab.

Mr. Crook

Word is that his swing is a good as new so it won't be long before he's giving fits to his fellow Super Gross competitors. And Bruce Simon kicked off his boot, so he his now unencumbered. -- It's good news these days when anyone has a birthday, so congrats to Mike Belson adds one to get a little closer to Jim Dodds -- Dave Pell would have celebrated his 96th this week. Dave was an early member of the group, and was famous for originating the jazz "west coast sound" in the 50's. He played his sax in most of the big bands, and was most famous for leading the Dave Pell Octet. He left us in 2017 -- We lost Actor, Voice Actor, Impersonator, Comedian, Writer and general funny man Jim McGeorge last month, known for his portrayal of Stan Laurel alongside his buddy Chuck McCann as Oliver Hardy. Some of his credits included "Teenagers from Outer Space" (1959), "Get Smart" (1965) and "Bionic Six" (1987) along with a slew of characters he voiced in many popular animated projects.